Speaker of Mandarin

Rendell, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0394522729 / ISBN 13: 9780394522722

Published by Pantheon, New York, 1983

About this Item

Fine first edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Black boards with blue metallic rectangular decoration on cover, blue metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean and free of names, writing or marks. 224 pages + "About the Author." Clean jacket is not price clipped, unchipped, one short closed tear at top edge of rear panel near spine (approx 1/3") and slight wear at top spine edge. Nice full-panel photo of author on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Another Inspector Wexford mystery as he finds himself in China on police business.

Seller Inventory # 30397

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Speaker of Mandarin
• Publisher: Pantheon, New York
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394522729
• ISBN 13: 9780394522722
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Stated First American Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery/Crime
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

The suspects in the murder of wealthy Adela Knighton are the group of travellers with whom, along with Inspector Wexford, the dead woman had recently toured mainland China

From the Inside Flap

tor Wexford is in China, visiting ancient tombs and palaces with a group of British tourists. After their return to England, one of his fellow tourists is found murdered. As he questions other members of the group, Wexford finds secrets of greed, treachery, theft, and adultery, leading the distressed inspector to ask not who is innocent, but who is least guilty . . .